Lee A. Washington

Lee Washington

Rolling Fork, Ms

Guild member since 2002

Metal

I am an Agricultural Power and Machinery Instructor at the South Delta Vocational Complex, in Rolling Fork, Ms. During Spring Break one year I got 20 Spindles from the local tractor dealer. I put them on the work bench trying to see what I could do with them. I arranged them in several positions and one looked like a man and at the point Lee’s Cotton Picker Art was born.

While using the following tools and equipment (oxy-fuel cutting torch, bench grinder with wire brush, blacksmith’s vice, MIG-welder, vice grips, chipper hammer and a pipe) on the cotton spindles. The people start to come to life on the bench and become a fun piece of art for everyone to enjoy.